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Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Downstate is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 2,118 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Downstate Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Downstate

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Downstate offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

SUNY Downstate Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at SUNY Downstate is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 233 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SUNY Downstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

SUNY Downstate Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Downstate since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SUNY Downstate Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	78
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	207
Nursing	204
Public Health	87
Allied Health Professions	76
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	56
Medical Illustration & Informatics	25
Other Health Professions	23

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Personal Care Aides	199,060	$27,640
Home Health Aides	191,820	$26,240
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	112,510	$70,770
Nursing Assistants	91,400	$37,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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